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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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